Recruitment & Admissions Manager

80%-100%, Zurich, fixed-term

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The Department of Management, Technology, and Economics (D-MTEC) is looking for an Admissions & Recruitment Manager (80-100%) to join the MAS MTEC team for an 8-month maternity cover
. The Master of Advanced Studies ETH in Management, Technology, and Economics is a long-established continuing education programme at ETH Zurich, with a strong history of management education for experienced professionals. Since 1980, more than 2,000 graduates have benefited from the advantages of ETH Zurich and the Department of Management, Technology, and Economics to take on management and leadership roles in their professional careers.

Project background

This position is a maternity leave cover, with a defined project scope focused on ensuring continuity across admissions and recruitment activities during this period. As the Admissions & Recruitment Manager, you will support the day-to-day delivery of admissions and recruitment activities for our MAS ETH MTEC. You will work closely with prospective candidates throughout their journey, from initial enquiry and profile assessment through application, admission and enrolment.

Your role will be to ensure that established admissions and recruitment processes continue to run smoothly and that candidates receive a consistent, high-quality experience.

• Engaging directly with prospective candidates through consultations, interviews and follow-up conversations.
• Supporting candidates throughout the admissions journey and ensuring a high-quality candidate experience.
• Managing the candidate pipeline and CRM, ensuring leads and applications are followed up consistently and candidate information is kept up to date.
• Coordinating the day-to-day admissions process, including applications, interviews, admissions documentation and candidate communication.
• Organisation and delivery of recruitment events and activities, including information sessions, webinars and other candidate-facing events.
• Coordinating with external recruitment and lead-generation partners and ensuring incoming leads are processed and followed up.
• Working closely with the Programme Manager, Marketing and Communications Manager and the wider programme team to deliver planned recruitment activities.
• Monitoring the recruitment pipeline and key conversion metrics and preparing regular reports.
• Supporting general recruitment and admissions administration as required.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification.
• 2–4 years of professional experience in admissions, recruitment, sales or another customer-facing role.
• Strong communication skills in English and a high level of customer orientation.
• Confidence engaging with prospective candidates from diverse professional and international backgrounds.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple candidates and activities simultaneously.
• Comfortable working collaboratively with different internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience working with CRM systems is an advantage.

Workplace

• A collaborative and supportive team environment
• A structured handover and clear responsibilities during the maternity cover period
• Hands-on experience in admissions and recruitment within a leading university environment
• Flexible working arrangements, including the possibility to work from home

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